July 2016

Danielle George, Professor of Microwave Communication Engineering at the University, has been presented with the 2016 Rooke Award by the Royal Academy of Engineering for her efforts to promote the subject to the public.

160 students from 22 schools and colleges across the region took part in a two-day interactive Investment Challenge at Alliance Manchester Business School to develop their skills in finance and improve their business awareness.

Congratulations to the University's Social Enterprise Team from UMIP and Manchester Enterprise Centre (MEC) for winning the Higher Education Institute Recognition Award for Innovation in Delivery of Support to Social Entrepreneurs earlier this month.

Astrophysicists from The University of Manchester and The University of Cambridge have teamed up with secondary school students and Dance Manchester to create a performance to tell the story of the formation of stars in our solar system.

Through the EU funded Triangulum project, electric cargo bikes are now available to hire free of charge to staff from The University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan University, the Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and businesses based on the Oxford Road Corridor.

Transport in Greater Manchester is changing, with the aim that by 2040, Greater Manchester will have world class connections that support long-term, sustainable economic growth and access to opportunity for all.